This is the first book to the reveal the complex personality behind the public image that is Ivan Mauger the dedicated & often ruthlessly efficient speedway multi- World Champion. Driven by uncompromising determination & naked ambition he became to terrace fans & on-track rivlas alike a virtual sporting automaton. His motorcycle racing achievements
- 15 world titles on speedway & long track
- are testament to his pursuit of excellence. He elevated a minority sport to a new & higher dimension with professionalism that made him at once envied & feared admired & hated. & it launched him from the obscurity of his small-town New Zealand origins to worldwide acclaim which continues to enjoy. Here renowned speedway historian & journalist John Chaplin reveals through the words of opponents friends enemies business associated fans rivals & his own family the real Ivan Mauger...the man behind the myth.